My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way.

Quote by Roman Polanski

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You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically,...

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically,...

Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.

Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theater.

I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man...

I don't really know what is shocking. When you tell the story of a man...

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious...

I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious...

In Paris, one is always reminded of being a foreigner. If you park your car...

In Paris, one is always reminded of being a foreigner. If you park your car...

Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.

Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle....

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle....

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle....

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle....

I never made a film which fully satisfied me.

I never made a film which fully satisfied me.

I still had some honor... I still have some now.

I still had some honor... I still have some now.

My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a...

My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a...

I did not have a reputation to defend.

I did not have a reputation to defend.

If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see...

If you have a great passion it seems that the logical thing is to see...

Normal love isn't interesting. I assure you that it's incredibly boring.

Normal love isn't interesting. I assure you that it's incredibly boring.

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically,...

You have to show violence the way it is. If you don't show it realistically,...

If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to...

If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to...

Violence commands both literature and life, and violence is always crude and distorted.

Violence commands both literature and life, and violence is always crude and distorted.

It was the government that should have been told to refrain from its inhuman policy...

It was the government that should have been told to refrain from its inhuman policy...

We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying...

We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended...